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3.14 Expose' Nikki: "I'm just a guest star. And we all know what happens to guest stars." Rod Serling would be so proud. I thought this episode was clever and exceptionally well-written, as well as loaded with black humor. It actually made me laugh out loud, probably because I had no investment whatsoever in Nikki and Paulo as characters. After all, they were murderers, thieves, and liars, and they were even deceiving each other. If the Island is all about redemption, then they were probably irredeemable. Maybe the Island decided they weren't worth it, and gave them what they deserved. This week's Most Obvious Symbolism was the diamonds inside the nesting dolls. Before, all we saw of Nikki and Paulo was surface; this time, we saw what was hiding within. Nikki and Paulo were also the embodiment of Jack's "live together, die alone" philosophy, since they kept themselves isolated from the rest of the Fusies, and they certainly did die alone... sort of. Locke reminded us that nothing stays buried on the Island. This may not be the end of Nikki and Paulo, but I won't mind a bit if it is. I didn't understand why the producers added them to the cast in the first place. The flashbacks were like a blast from the past. It must have been pretty difficult to greenscreen or re-enact all those earlier episode bits -- especially right after the crash. Even though I saw their names in the credits, I was mildly shocked to see Boone and Shannon again. Boone and Shannon were also an Island couple who died, so it felt appropriate to bring them back. It was fun to see Arzt and Ethan again, too. This episode was heavy on the Sawyer content, which is always a good thing. He really didn't know who Nikki and Paulo were, just like the audience. I thought it was out of character for Sawyer to bury the diamonds with the two of them, though. (Yes, I know it was symbolic). If Vincent doesn't dig them up, maybe Sawyer will. Charlie confessing to Sun wasn't that much of a shock; Charlie is pretty much expecting to die and is making his peace with God. Sun's rage was pretty interesting; she's never been as sweet as she seemed. Hitting Sawyer the way she did was much less than he deserved, though. I wonder if Jin is going to find out anyway. Character bits: -- Art imitates art. Nikki Fernandez was a guest star on "Expose" and got killed before her character took off. -- Howie said that Paulo was the Wolfgang Puck of Brazil. -- Sawyer is still trying to beat Hurley at table tennis. Good luck with that. -- Sawyer is still on nickname hiatus, but called Sayid, Kate, Locke and Rousseau "The A-Team" and he got a "Nina and Pablo" in there, too. -- I wonder if Desmond knew what would happen to Nikki and Paulo, and didn't intervene because he didn't think their lives were worth saving. -- Vincent pulled the blanket off of them. He must have known they were alive. Bits and pieces: -- It's still been 80 days since the crash. What happened with Locke and his father? -- Plywood, power lines, Paulo lies, paralyzed. -- Billy Dee Williams. :) -- Paulo saw Ben and Juliet talking about manipulating Jack into performing the surgery, and using Michael to do it. -- Would nicotine gum still be chewable after such a long time underwater, even in bubble wrap? -- The diamonds were worth eight million dollars. One of Hurley's numbers. -- Sawyer was reading an Agatha Christie novel, which was fitting. I couldn't see the title. [Thanks to some helpful readers, I can add that the title is "Evil Under the Sun," and it's about murder on an isolated island that involves a live person posing as a dead body, and the time of death not what it appeared to be. How appropriate.] -- The key around Howie's neck reminded me of the one Jack wore as well as Desmond's fail-safe key. -- Locke said that winter was coming. Quotes: Hurley: "Dude, Nikki's dead." Sawyer: "Who the hell's Nikki?" Nikki: (about Shannon and Boone) "Promise me we'll never end up like them." Paulo: "I promise." Those Lost writers are just evil, aren't they? Hurley: "Evidence! You're messing up the crime scene." Sawyer: "Crime scene? There's a forensic hatch I don't know about?" Sawyer: "What the hell's Expose?" Hurley: "Only the most awesome hour of television ever. It's like Baywatch, only better." I really enjoyed this one. Lost is such a quality show, and this episode, while atypical, was still extremely good. Three out of four polar bears, Billie |
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